Horseshoe.



No. 696,695. Patented Apr. l, |902.

H. C. PORTER.

HORSES'HUE.

(Applicatibn filed Dec. 27, 1901.)' (No Model.)

T-Tll Y Nrrnn STATES I-IARRY C. PORTER, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters atent N o. 696,695, dated April 1,1902.

Application tiled December 27, 1901. Serial No. 87,407. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, HARRY C. PORTER., a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHorseshoes, of `which the following is la specication, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inhorseshoes, and relates more particularly to that class provided withremovable calks and toe-plates.

The invention has for its object the provision of novel means wherebythe calks and toe-plates may be readily removed from the horseshoe, thesame then sharpened, and replaced.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a base-plate towhich the horseshoe is to be secured.

The invention further aims to provide a horseshoe that will be extremelysimple in its construction, strong, durable, comparatively inexpensiveto manufacture, and highly efficient in its use.

Vith the above and other objects in View the invention consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fullydescribed, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciicatiomand whereinlike numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews,in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of myimproved horseshoe.Fig. 2` is an end view showing the toe-plate removed. Fig. 3 is aVertical sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. et is anunder plan view of my improved horseshoe. Fig. 5 is a similar View ofthe plate. Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective View of one of the calks.

In the drawings the reference-numeral l represents the plate, which isformed in the shape of a horseshoe, having openings 2 to receivefastening means.

The reference-numeral 3 represents the horseshoe proper, having theopening 4, registering with the openings 2 of the plate, to receivefastening means. The said horseshoe has formed at its ends cut-awayportions 5 5, having formed therein wedge-shaped openings 6 to receivethe calks 7, the latter carrying the square shank 8 and the wedge-shapedhead 9. The latter registers with the Wedgeshaped opening 6.

The reference-numeral 10 represents setscrews for the purpose ofretaining the calks in position when properly placed in the horseshoe.

The reference-numeral 1l represents a recess formed in the toe of thehorseshoe, said recess having a wedge-shaped opening 12 to receive thewedge-shaped head 14: of the shank carrying the toe-plate 15, and 16represents a set-screw to secure same in position.

The plate 1 and shoe 3 are applied to the horses hoof in the usualmanner, and the calks and toe-plates are then placed in the openings andturned, which will prevent the same from being displaced when thesetscrews have been applied. It will be seen that by theherein-described improvements in horseshoes the calks and toe-plates maybe easily removed and readily replaced without the necessity of removingthe shoe. After the several calks have been placed in their respectivepositions the plate 1 is then placed over the under side of the shoe,with its apertures registering with those of the shoe. It will thus benoted that the plate 1 covers the heads carried by the calks andpresents an even surface for engagement with the horses hoof, the plateand shoe receiving the fastening means through the registering aperturesand being simultaneously secured to the hoof.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details ofconstruction without departing fromthe general spirit of my invention.

I am aware of the fact that horseshoes have been` manufactured withremovable calks and toe-plates, and I therefore do not claim thisfeat-ure broadly as new.

I claim- 1. In a horseshoe of the character described, the combinationof a plate, a horseshoe having cut-away portions at its ends and havingwedge-shaped openings formedtherein, said horseshoehaving a recess and awedge-shaped opening formed in the toe thereof, removable calks and atoe-plate carrying a square shank ICO and Wedgeshaped heads registeringwith said Wedge-shaped openings in the horseshoe, and means whereby saidcalks and toe-plates are retained in position,substantially as setforth.

2. In a horseshoe of the character described, lthe combination of aplate, a horseshoe having cut-away portions at its ends and havingWedge-shaped openings formed therein, said horseshoe having a recess anda Wedge-shaped opening formed in the toe thereof, removable calks and atoe-plate carrying a square shank

